Water-trough



A. N. MENARD.

WATER THOUGH.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.23.192|.

Patented Dec. 13,v 1921.

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A. N.`MENARD. WATER' TRousH. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23| 1921.

Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

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WATER-TROUGH.

Application filed March 23, 1921.

To allai/10m# may co2/.cern

Be it known that l, lL-reno N. lilnNAnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Salir, in the count)v ot l/Voodbury and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Waterflroughs; and l doherebyv declare the 'following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the in'- vention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

The present invention relates to water troughs lor animals, and aims toprovide a novel and improved device of that character having meanswherelog7 hogs and smaller animals can obtain water, as well as cattleand other stock. v

A further object is the provision of such a device of such constructionthat the water in the secondary trough can be heated during coldweather. and means alsobeing provided for the heating of the water inthe main trough or tank.

The invention also has for an object the provision ot a novel device forattachment to the wall of a main trough or tank, for supplying hogs andother smaller animals with water, and for heating the water during thewinter.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparent asthe description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction andarrangement ot parts hereinafter described and claimed, it beingunderstood that changes can be made within the scope `ot what isclaimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a plan view of the device.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1,showing the cover for the main tank.

Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the ioat valve.

The device is used with a main drinking trough or tank 7, which may beof any suitable shape, and the device is attached to the wall of saidtank at one side thereof. The attachment includes a secondary trough 8extending from the tank 7, with the inner end of the trough secured inany suitable manner to the wall oi said tank. The outer end of thetrough 8 is provided with a drink- Specification of Letters Patent.

ratenteanee. 1s, i921.

Serial N0. 454,648.

ing spout 9 for hogs and other smaller animals, and said outer end ofthe trough 8 has an opening 10 below the horizontal plane of the rimsaid spout 9, for the flow of water from said trough into the spout. Asuitable cover 11 is .fitted on the rim of the trough S and is heldremovably in place by means of suitable catches 1i. The cover 11 can beremoved, it desired, so that animals can drink trom the'trough 8.

The water is supplied from the tank 7 to the trough 8 through the pipe13 secured through the wall of the tank 7 at the inner end oi' thetrough 8, and having a depending delivery terminal 141. A iioat 'l5 ofhollow sheet metal or other suitablematerial is disposed within thetrough under the pipe 13, and has an'upstanding guide sleeve 16 whichhas a flange 17 at its lower end secured on said iioat. The `sleeve 16lits telescopieally on the depending terminal 14 oli' the pipe 13, toguide the float 'for the vertical movement, and said sleeve has verticalslots 18 through which the water can flow trom said pipe 13 when the'float is lowered. fl. valve disk 19 ot rubber, cork or other suitablematerial is disposed on the float within the lower end of the sleeve 16,to bear upwardlyagainst the terminal 111 ot' the pipe 13 when the iioatis raised, thereby7 shutting oil' the iiow ol' water through said pipeinto the trough. Consequently, the trough 8 is kept lilled with water upto the predetermined level` and when the mwater level lowers, the float13 in dropping will permit the water to enter the trough until thenormal. level is restored. By removing the cover 11, access is had tothe float.

ln order to heat the water in the trough 1S, oil lamps 2O or othersuitable heaters are disposed under the bottom of the trough and arearranged in a longitudinal row, as shown. These heaters are inclosed bya housing or casing 21 having the ulpper edges of its sides united withthe upper longitudinal edges of the trough 8, as seen in Fig. 3. and theinner ends or" said sides are attached to the wall of the tank 7, whilethe'outer end of said housing is united with the outer end of saidtrough 8. @ne side of the housing can have the door 30 to swing openforaccess to the lamps or heaters 20. The sides of the housing have airinlet openings 22 near the lower edges thereof for the entrance of freshair, and said sides have outlet openings 23 at the opposite Sides of thetrough and near the upper edges or" said `sides for the escape of theproducts of combustion from the heaters. rEhe heated air and .gas inrising from the heaters 2G will Contact with the` bottomoY the troughand How up' wardly along the opposite sides of the trough 8, and outthrough the ,openings 23, thereby heating the water in said trough.

The lamps or heaters 2O also serve to heat the water in the main tank ortrough 7. For this purpose, a looped or single coil pipe 2a is disposedin the housing 2l with its terminal portions extending through the wallof the tank ji', Said pipe has an inclined portion 25 with its lowervterminal engaging through the wall of the tank Y. and said pipe has anopposite inclined portion 2G leading in the opposite direction from theupper end of the portion 25 and eX- tending through the wall ot' saidtank.` The portions 25 and 26 are disposed at the opposite sides of thelamps or heaters 20 whereby the loopor coil will surround thc heaters tobe heated thereby, and the portion 26 projects for a distance into thetank 7, and its terminal is turned upwardly, as at 27. The pipe 2li thusrises at an angle Yfrom its lower end which communicates with the tank 7near'the bottom thereof.V andV said pipe .passes around the heaterswithin the casing 2l and then renters the tank T. rlfhis will provideVfor the'flow of the cool watertrom the lower portion of the tank 7 intothe pipe 24, and the water being heated therein will rise and pass outthrough the terminal 27 upwardly into the tank 7. The portions and 26 ofthe pipe 24 are secured to the wall of the tank 7 by means of nuts 28.,or the like, to secure said pipe in place, andto also prevent leakage.

It is preferable to provide a concrete approach'29 leading to the spout9, whereby the Vhogs and other smaller animals are enabled to drink fromsaid spout.

The main tank 7 is also preferably provided with a cover 80 for useduring` the night time, to keep the cold air from the water and toretain the heat in the tank.

Having thus described the invention, what Y is claimed as newis:-

l. In a water trough structure, the combinationof a main tank, asecondary trough supplied with water from the main tank., a heater undersaid trough for heating it, and a piipe for the How of water 'from thetank adjacent to said heater under said trough and back into said tank.Y

2. ln a water trough structure, the combination ot a main tank, asecondary' trough, a heater under said trough, and a water pipe passingaround said heater under said trough and having its opposite terminalsopening into said tank for the passage oi water through said pipe to beheated by said heater.

3. In a water trough struc-ture, the combination of a main tank, asecondary trough at one side thereof, a heater under said trough. and alooped pipev eztending around said heater under said trough and throughthe wall of the tank, the pipe being inclined from its receiving end forthe flow .of Water from said tank through the pipe and back into'thetank. Y

4. .in aV water trough structure, the combination of a main tank, asecondary trough at one side of the tank supplied withwater troni saidtank, a heater under said trough. a housing inclosing said heater andhaving means for the inlet of air near the bottom Vand for the outlet ofthe products of combustion after passing the sides. ofthe trough,

`and a looped pipe within said -housingeie tending around said l eater.under said trough and throughthe wall of the tank with its terminalsopening 4into said. tankfsaid pipe being inclined from one terminal forthe upward Y How of water therethrough from and back into said tank. Y

Y V5. ln a water trough struct-ure, the combination of a main tank, `asecondary trough, heating meansunder the-secondary trough, and means forthe circulationof Water Vfrom the ,main tank adjacentto ,sa-id meansunder said trough Vto be heated thereby and to return to said tank.

ln testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

y ALFRED N. MENARD, l/itnesses: Y

H. B. LOWE, A. J. GRANGER.

